VIVA: Check your eyes before too late

Not everyone has the time to get their eyes checked regularly. One in seven Australians aged over fifty is affected by age-related macular degeneration, which is the leading cause of blindness and vision loss in Australia.

An optometrist is checking a patient's eyes-Bill Oxford-Getty Source: Getty

With the eyes responsible for so much of our daily activities, and 93 per cent of people aged over 55 affected by long-term vision disorders, specialists say it is essential that you don’t leave it until it’s too late.